One of Dugally's earlier credits was as production assistant on the fantasy drama The Seventh Sign in 1988. Darwyn Carson, Robert Herron, and Gary Epper were featured in the film and Durinda Wood did the costume design. She then worked as visual consultant on the horror comedy Mom (1991) and as assistant art director on the first season of the television series NYPD Blue (1993-1994) and on the science fiction sequel Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996, starring Matt Frewer and costume design by Deborah Everton).